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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Sweater pillow

Almost a year ago I purchased a sweater from the thrift store to make a pillow from. A couple of months after that I found two pillows at a yard sale for 50 cents each. I knew I could use these in place of pillow forms for some pillow projects.

I finally got around to this. The first thing I did was place my pillow inside the sweater to measure. The sweater is a size medium so I could only get one pillow from it. I determined that I should just cut the sleeves off at the shoulder and cut straight down. I also cut the turtleneck off of the top.

I went back and trimmed the whole top off even. Since my sweater did not have side seams, I had to sew all four seams. I cut the bottom off, allowing for a seam. I turned it inside out and sewed three sides and part of the four with the machine. I turned it right side out and placed the pillow inside. I finished the last seam by hand.

Here's my pillow.

I played around with placing in on the love seat and the couch.

I may go back and add some flowers to it. I have enough of the sweater left over in the sleeves to make some flowers and do a couple of other projects. These make nice cozy winter decor.

Your pillow turned out perfect! I've made several of these over @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com . Now, I'm trying to figure out how to use the leftovers. I have used some of the sleeves for bolsters pillows. If you come up with a wonderful idea for using the scraps, please share!

About Me

Hi. I'm Fonda, and I love stamping and scrapbooking, crafting, decorating, and cooking. I work full time, which seriously cuts into my crafting time, LOL, but hey, I've got to have a way to fund this hobby. When I'm not working, I'm playing with crafty stuff. Thanks for visiting me.